MINNEAPOLIS
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2024--
Piper Sandler Companies
(NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, is pleased to announce the additions of
Joe Kinder
and
Brent Blevins
as managing directors to its public finance team. Kinder and Blevins bring over 20 years of combined experience to the platform and will both focus on
Missouri
school districts and other governmental issuers. They will co-head the
Missouri
public finance business.
“We are excited to have Joe and Brent join the
Piper Sandler
team. Their expertise, strong relationships and commitment to serving clients is exactly what we are looking for as we continue to focus on growing a national leading public finance franchise. They are first class professionals and market leaders,” said
Dustin Avey
, co-head of public finance at
Piper Sandler
.
Kinder joins
Piper Sandler
from Stifel Financial Corp. where he was a managing director. He started his public finance career at George K. Baum in 2007. Kinder has spent 17 years working extensively with
Missouri
school districts and other governmental issuers on financial matters, bond elections, budget management and the issuance of bonds to fund capital projects. Prior to his public finance career, he worked at
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
, an international law firm, as a contract attorney. Kinder received his bachelor’s degree from
Dartmouth College
and received his Juris doctorate from The
University of Missouri
.
Blevins recently spent five years as a managing director at Stifel Financial Corp. assisting school districts with developing financial plans and the issuance of debt for capital projects. Prior to joining the public finance industry in 2017, he was a superintendent for the
Forsyth R-III School District
for seven years and deputy superintendent and acting superintendent for the Lee’s
Summit School District
for three years. He began his career in education as a teacher and coach for various
Missouri
school districts. Blevins received his doctorate of education administration from
Lindenwood University
.
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; and in
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. Alternative asset management and fixed income advisory services are offered through separately registered advisory affiliates.
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